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Elwyn Brooks White Quotes

Elwyn Brooks White

I don't know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens.

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The time not to become a father is eighteen years before a war.

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I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.

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We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry.

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I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris wheel.

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Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time.

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The world organization debates disarmament in one room and, in the next room, moves the knights and pawns that make national arms imperative.

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One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy.

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There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.

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It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his planet; the bylaws are shorter, and he is personally acquainted with the other members.

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I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.

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My dad died, I think, at 87. So I'll be lucky if I make 87. But in a lot of cases, the younger people live longer than their parents. And they know more. My dad used to tell me he ate the hog from his rooter to his tooter. So do I when I'm not trying to lose weight.

I don't think a lot of bands and artists work as hard as we do on the creation, on the writing, the arrangements and the recording in our format.

Roosevelt was determined to stop Stalin from taking over Eastern Europe. He thought they finally had an agreement on Poland. Before Roosevelt died, he realized that Stalin had broken his agreement.

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Whether it's music or fashion, the older I get, I realize what's comfortable lasts longer.

A fantasy novel set in something other than medieval Europe, featuring an almost entirely black cast, is considered risky.

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